Tomás Soares da Costa

Tomás Costa

Academic position:	PhD Student
Joining date:	01-03-2021
Roles in IT:	PhD Student
Thematic Line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Antennas and Propagation – Lx

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10-04-2025

A Strong Presence of the Portuguese Delegation at EuCAP 2025

The city of Stockholm hosted the 2025 edition of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). This year, Portugal’s presence was stronger than ever

02-02-2023

Project MARES - Satellite-based microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping

IT team is co-testing, in a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), how to monitor the plastic waste that accumulates in the oceans with satellites.

Scientific Achievements

Thesis Information

Microwave detection of floating marine plastic using machine learning, Instituto Superior Técnico, PhD Student, Tomás Soares da Costa, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, mar-2021 - mai-2026

Publications

3Papers in Journals

T. Costa, J. M. Felício, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Identifying optimal microwave frequencies to detect floating macroplastic litter using machine learning, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 804 - 818, June, 2025,
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A. Fockert, M. Eleveld, J. M. Felício, T. Costa, M. Vala, P. M. Marques, N. Leonor, A. A. Moreira, J.R. Costa, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, M. Simpson, A. Marino, A. Perez-Portero, A. Gonga, O. Burggraaff, S. Garaba, S. Salama, Y. Xiao, R. Calvert, T. Bremer, P. Maagt, Assessing the detection of floating plastic litter with advanced remote sensing technologies in a hydrodynamic test facility, Scientific Reports, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. -, October, 2024,
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J. M. Felício, T. Costa, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Feasibility of Radar-based Detection of Floating Macroplastics at Microwave Frequencies, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 72, No. 3, pp. 2766 - 2779, March, 2024,
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6Papers in Conferences

T. Costa, J. M. Felício, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Monitoring Plastic Accumulations in a River Environment Using Machine Learning on Sentinel-1 SAR Data, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Stockholm, Sweden, April, 2025,
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M. Vala, J. M. Felício, T. Costa, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, S.A. Matos, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Medium-Scale Measurement Campaign for Floating Macroplastic Detection in a Realistic Environment at X-Band Frequencies, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Estocolmo, Sweden, March, 2025,
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M. Vala, J. M. Felício, T. Costa, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, S.A. Matos, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Small-Scale Passive Millimetre-Wave Imaging Measurements for Marine Litter Detection at W-Band, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Glasgow, United Kingdom, March, 2024 | BibTex
T. Costa, J. M. Felício, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Feature Selection for Identifying Optimal Microwave Frequencies to Detect Floating Macroplastic Litter in C and X Bands, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Vol., pp. -, March, 2024,
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T. Costa, J. M. Felício, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Detection of Low Permittivity Floating Plastic Sheets at Microwave Frequencies, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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M. Vala, J. M. Felício, T. Costa, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, S.A. Matos, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, On the Feasibility of Using Passive mm-Wave Imaging for Marine Litter Detection at the W-Band, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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Projects

Currently running projects1

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
NewSpacePortugal	New Space Portugal	IAPMEI	01-10-2021	30-06-2026

Closed Projects1

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
MARES	Satellite-based microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping	ESA-ESTEC	04-10-2021	31-12-2023

Related UN SDG

Activities from this researcher fall under the following United Nations Strategic Development Goals (SDGs):